"Ah," was all he said about that. Travel was the answer they all too often turned to and he wouldn't begrudge her that. It was unfortunate, and he had been looking forward to seeing her too, but maybe they'd cross paths some other time.
"Well, it's good thing I came by then." He cocked his head to the side towards his two bags on the ground. "Though if I had known it was just you and me, I wouldn't have packed so light." He gave her a wide and embarassed grin. It was pretty obvious now that this wasn't just one night in town sort of visit.